Texas Republican lawmakers are pushing for legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote during the upcoming legislative session. Several bills have already been filed, mirroring federal and Arizona legislation. While it's too early to predict which bills will gain traction, the push reflects a national GOP effort to combat perceived voter fraud.
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Texas Republican lawmakers have filed at least five bills so far ahead of the legislative session opening in January. It’s too early to tell which ones could get traction when the session starts. Some of the bills appear to be modeled after federal legislation considered earlier this year by the U.S. Congress, where the measure passed the House but stalled in the Senate. At least one calls for placing a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot next year for voters to consider.
“This will be something that affects you if you're young, if you're old, if you're Republican, if you're Democrat, it really doesn't matter,” said Jasleen Singh, legal counsel for the democracy program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, a voting rights nonprofit that has studied the potentialThe effects of Arizona’s citizenship proof law
It’s a politically savvy move, said Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston. “Republicans can say they are tough on immigration, border security and illegal voting, too.” Cain’s bill would have to pass the state Legislature and then be approved by voters next year. Arizona’s law was also created through a ballot proposition. Cain did not respond to requests for comment., a Republican from West Texas, filed House Bill 219. In addition to birth certificates, passports, and naturalization certificates, Landgraf’s bill would allow voters to provide a Texas driver’s license or a state ID.
In Texas, some voter registrars have a lot of questions about how implementing this requirement would work in their offices and what exactly would be required of voters.
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